Collapsible suit-hanger.



J. W. HAMILTON.

GOLLAPSIBLESUIT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 7, 1012.

1,040,668. Patented 0ct.8, 1912.

i ziieuwaew 6 UNltlTlfilU El'ltATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES 1V. HAMILTON,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COLLAPSIBLE SUIT-HANGER.

Application tiled March 7,

To all whom it may concern:

lle it known that I, JAMES \V. llAnmroN, a citizen of the Unitedbltates.residing at Chicago. in the county of (ook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use ful improvements in CollapsibleSuitllangers, of which the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in adevice to be used for hanging garments or wearing apparel, but is moreparticularly intended to be employed for hanging men's suits, and itconsists in certain peculiarities of the constrm tion, novelarrangement. and ope 'ation of the various parts thereof. as will beherein after more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The principal object of the invcntii-n. is to provide a collapsib ehanger l'or suits and other garnn-nts. which slall be simple andinexpensive in coma ruction. strong. durable. and etfective in opeation, and so made that its parts may he foideil when not in use into acompact form. yet can be readily extended to their operative positionsand automatiially locked in such positions so as to prevent themaccidentally collapsing.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hanger of the abovenamed general chara ter. which shall so support the. garments as toprevent them becoming creased and also in such a manner that they willnot readily slide otl or become displaced from the parts of the hangeron which they are hung.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in thesubjoined description and explanation.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which the inventionpertains, to make, and use the same l will now proceed to describe itreferring to the:accompanying drawing, in whiclrliigure 1, is a view inside elevation of a suit l'langer embodying the invention. showing bydotted lines. a portion of a pair of trousers suspended from thesupporting rodot' the hanger, and illustrating by continuous lines aspring holder used for preventing the trousers sliding oil thesupporting rod therefor. and said spring holder by dotted lines in aboutthe position it will occupy when not in use. Fig. 2, is a plan view ofthe hanger but showing the stem of the hook thereof in cross sect on.Fig. 3,

Specificatioxrof Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8,1912. 1912. Serial No. 682,161.

is a side view showing the garment supporting members in their collapsedposition and the hook turned a part of the way into the position it willoccupy when the members are folded together. lfiig. t, is a view partlyin section and partly in elevation taken on line -l --'l-, of Fig. 1,looking in the direc-' tion indicated by the arrows, and Fig. 5, is aslightly enlarged fragmental plan View of the hanger sll()\\i|lg thestem of the hook in cross section.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout the.different views of the drawing.

The reference numeral 10, designates the main supporting members of thehanger which are .)i'eferably made of sheet metal stamped or formed intochannel or shell-like shape, with their cavities presented downwardlywhen the device is in use, and of any desired configuration in outlines,but by preference substantially as shown in Figs. 1, and it. of thedrawing. Each of the men'ibers It is provided on each of its sides atthe 'lower portion of its end adjacent to the other member with atransversely apertured extension 11, which overlie one anothe and arepivotally joined together by means of a bolt or pivot '12, which ispassed through the. openings in said extensions. ()ne of the members 10,is provided at the upper portion of its straight edge 13, adjacent tothe other one of said members with a projecting portion Ll. which isprovided with a short longitudinally extended slot 15, dividing theportion 1 into parallel prongs 16. one of which is provided in its inneredge with a laterally extended recess 17, to receive the stem or shank18, of a hook 19, by means of which the hanger may be suspended on arod'or other elevated support. The other main or supporting member 10,is provided at the upper portion of its straight edge 13, adjacent tothe just above described member with a portion 20, which projects towardthe projection 14, and is also slotted as at .21, thus :torming twoparallel prongs out. of which the portion 20, is is formed, one of whichis provided with a laterally extended recess adapted to register withthe recess 17, in one of the prongs 1.6, of the projecting portion 11.of the other lnain supporting member. that is. when said members 10,occupy their normal positions as shown in Figs. 1, and 2, of thedrawing.

- Pivotally mounted at one of its ends on I I 1 0 the pivot or bolt 12,u cc'peudmg spring which. is of sufiicient length to extend downwardlyat its lower end to point somewhat below or on a line with the lowerends of the main supporting; members 10, when they are in theirnormalposition'.

Pivotally mounted in the cavity of each of the members 10, and near itslower end. is a brace rod which is composed of two sections 24; andwhich hdve their adjacent connected together by lllfltDSiDf a. pivot 28extended through downwardly projected apertured extensions 21,, on saidends of said sections. Above its extension 2? each of the sections-2%,and of the brace rod is provided With a right angled shoulder 28, thusforming What is Well known a fbuggy bow joint, the operation. of whichis so well known to need no further explanation.

The stem 18, of the book 19, is provided etits lower end with alaterally disposed coiled spring 29, which encircles the pivot or boltlz'ifend acts to normally press the stem 18, against the sides of one ofthe prongs i6, and 20, and into the recesses 17 and thereofrespectivelgg thus locking the members 10, at their upper portions intheir ext-ended or normal-positions. In e1:- tcnding tie free ends oi,the members 10, from each other, it is apparent, that the sect-ions 2i,and 25, of the brace rod, which may also be used for hanging trousers ora vest over the same, will be forced downwardly so that they Will. bebrought into uliuienient when the right angled shoulders 28, at theirmeeting ends will. abut against each other and forms lock for the lowerportion of the main supporting membe s 10, of the hanger. Thus it Willbe seen, that said main supporting, members as "Well the brace rodcomposed of the sections 9 and 25, will be locked or secured againstaccidental collapsing.

In using the device for a suit, the legs of the trousers 30., iuay belaid. across the sec tions 241- and 25, composing the brace rod and thespring 23, moved from the dotted line position, shown in Fig. 1', of thedrawing, to that shown by continuous lines in said figure, when it isapparent that the said spring Will press the trousers against the bracerod and prevent the former sliding from said rod. The members 10, whener;- tended may be placed one in each shoulder the coat While the hook19, Will project upwardly through the neck portion of the coat and Willaii'ord means for supporting the hanger on a rod or other elevated support.

l/Vhen it is desired to fold or collapse the members of the hanger thestern 18 of the hook 12 should be forced out of engagement locking meanswhen they are with the recesses 17, and 22, and the brace rod forcedupwardly, which operation will :jf'yl'lllli the members 10, to be closedtogether shown in Fig, 3, of the drawing, and as one of said members 10,is provided with the elongated. slot 21, it is evident that the hook 19can be pressed inwardly through said slot in which. ogieration it willpass to one" of the sections of the brace rod so that said hook may beentirely concealed or shielded if desired. I

l thus "fully described my invention What I claim new and desire tosecure by Patent is in it hunger of the class described, the

combination with a pair of main supporting members plvotally connectedtogether at one of their ends andesch havlng at said ends alongitudinally extended slot each provided with lateral recess, of ahook loosely mounted on the pivot of said members and h"; n said aidadapted to engage said recesses.

2. in a hanger of the class described the combination with a psir ofchanneled main supporting members pivotally connected toet-her at one oftheir ends and each having t: I n a suid ends longitudinally extendedslot each provided with a lateral recess to reg-' istcr with oneanother, of a hook having on the lower portion of its stern aspiringsurrounding the pivot of semi members and vhin ing its shank or stemextended through said slots and adapted to engage said reand a brace rodconsisting of two sections each having its outer end pivot-allyconnected to the lower portion of one of the main supporting memberswithin the channel thereof and their other ends pivotally connectedtogether and provided with alined.

3. In a hanger of the class described, the

combination with a pair of main supporting members pivot-ally connected.together at one of their ends, one oi sold members having at its pivotedend a longitudinally extended slot, of a hook loosely mounted on thepivot of said brace rod.

JAMES "W. HAMILTUN.

Witnesses;

TILLMANQ illniveruosr.

3; its shank extended through members and adapted tobe turned into saidslot, a brace rod consist-

